Fairmead, California

Fairmead is a census-designated place^[4] in Madera County, California, United States.^[2] It is located 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Madera,^[5] at an elevation of 253 feet (77 m),^[2] and bordered to the northwest by Chowchilla. The population was 1,235 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Fairmead
Census-designated place
California State Route 99 passing through Fairmead
Location in Madera County, California
Fairmead
Coordinates: 37°04′35″N 120°11′35″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera
Area [1]
• Total	8.360 sq mi (21.652 km2)
• Land	8.360 sq mi (21.652 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	253 ft (77 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,235
• Density	150/sq mi (57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	93610 (Chowchilla)
GNIS feature IDs	223335;[2] 2583011[4]
FIPS code	06-23210

A post office operated at Fairmead from 1913 to 1940.^[5] The community is impacted by the California High-Speed Rail, as the planned route will dislocate residents.^[6][7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,447		—
2020	1,235		−14.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

The 2020 United States census reported that Fairmead had a population of 1,235. The population density was 159.8 inhabitants per square mile (61.7/km²). The racial makeup of Fairmead was 373 (30.2%) White, 72 (5.8%) African American, 35 (2.8%) Native American, 7 (0.6%) Asian, 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 488 (39.5%) from other races, and 258 (20.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 875 persons (70.9%).^[9]

The whole population lived in households. There were 346 households, out of which 153 (44.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 186 (53.8%) were married-couple households, 18 (5.2%) were cohabiting couple households, 73 (21.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 69 (19.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 54 households (15.6%) were one person, and 29 (8.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.57.^[9] There were 271 families (78.3% of all households).^[10]

The age distribution was 354 people (28.7%) under the age of 18, 123 people (10.0%) aged 18 to 24, 315 people (25.5%) aged 25 to 44, 298 people (24.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 145 people (11.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males.^[9]

There were 374 housing units at an average density of 48.4 units per square mile (18.7 units/km²), of which 346 (92.5%) were occupied. Of these, 202 (58.4%) were owner-occupied, and 144 (41.6%) were occupied by renters.^[9]

Education

Chowchilla School District and Chowchilla Union High School District serve residents of the community.^[11]

Notable people

• Bob Helm, jazz clarinetist